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[[File:Mecheri temple photos (21).JPG|thumb|alt=See caption|Front of the temple]]
'''Mecheri''' is a town in [[Mettur taluk]], [[Salem district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].
'''Mecheri''' is a town in [[Mettur taluk]], [[Salem district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It is known for its temples.
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== Geography==
=={{anchor|General}}Overview==
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Mecheri is a [[town panchayat]] which is divided into 18 wards. The wards cover 31 villages and about {{convert|230|km2}}.
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==Demographics==
==={{anchor|Rainfall}}Climate===
In the [[2011 Census of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2014 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Mecheri had a population of 25,676. Males constituted 53 percent of the population, and females 47 percent. Mecheri has a literacy rate of 59 percent, lower than the national literacy rate of 77 percent.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-08|title=International Literacy Day 2020: Kerala most literate state in India, check rank-wise list|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/international-literacy-day-2020-kerala-most-literate-state-in-india-check-rank-wise-list/story-IodNVGgy5hc7PjEXUBKnIO.html|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> Twelve percent of the population is under six years of age.
Mecheri receives little rainfall and has moderately dry weather except during the monsoon season. Summer begins around March. The highest temperatures normally occur during May, which is dry. The climate becomes more temperate in June and July during the pre-monsoon period, and August is overcast and dry. The [[Monsoon#Northeast monsoon|northeast monsoon]] occurs from September to November, and the rains disappear by December.
 
Some of the major banks in India have branches in Mecheri, including:
 
[https://knowyourifsc.com/indian-bank/tamil-nadu/mechery/mecheri Indian Bank],[https://knowyourifsc.com/indian-overseas-bank/tamil-nadu/mettur/mecheri Indian Overseas Bank],[https://knowyourifsc.com/laxmi-vilas-bank/tamil-nadu/mechery/mecheri Laxmi Vilas Bank],[https://knowyourifsc.com/state-bank-of-india/tamil-nadu/mecheri/mecheri State Bank Of India],[https://knowyourifsc.com/axis-bank/tamil-nadu/mechery/mecheri Axis Bank], and [https://knowyourifsc.com/federal-bank/tamil-nadu/salem/mecheri Federal Bank]
 
[[File:Mecheri weavers.jpg|thumb]]
 
=={{anchor|Temple}}Temples==
Mecheri is a holy site,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mecheribadrakaliamman.tinfo.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017221119/http://www.mecheribadrakaliamman.tinfo.in/ |archive-date=17 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with broad conifers surrounding the main temple. Rajagopuram is the temple's main entrance, and Mecheri has a number of other temples.
 
==Agriculture==
[[File:MSRS1.jpg|right|thumb|alt=Low building with hedges in front|Mecheri Sheep Research Station at Pottaneri]]
[[File:Msrsgoat.jpg|right|thumb|alt=Herd of black goats|Goats at the MSRS]]
[[File:Msrssheep.jpg|thumb|alt=Tall, long-legged sheep|Sheep at the MSRS]]
Agriculture is the mainstay of the region; about 70 percent of the population is engaged in agriculture. Major field crops are:
*''Cereals and [[Legume|pulses]]'': Rice, ''[[Sorghum bicolor|jowar]]'', ''[[Pearl millet|bajra]]'' (''cumbu''), ''[[Eleusine coracana|ragi]]'', maize, ''[[Foxtail millet|korra]]'', ''[[Pigeon pea|toor dhal]]'', [[Mung bean|greengram]], [[Vigna mungo|blackgram]] and [[Macrotyloma uniflorum|horsegram]]
*''Fruits and vegetables'': [[Custard apple]], plantains, [[mango]]es, watermelon, cucumber, [[pomegranate]]s, lemons, tomatoes, [[Chili pepper|chillies]], [[Eggplant|brinjal]], pumpkins, [[Okra|lady's fingers]], [[Momordica charantia|bitter gourd]], [[Trichosanthes cucumerina|snake gourd]], [[Calabash|bottle gourd]], [[Leaf vegetable|greens]], [[Phaseolus vulgaris|bush beans]]
* ''Cash crops'': [[Turmeric]], [[sugarcane]], [[tapioca]] and cotton
 
==={{anchor|Livestock and Poultry|Market}}Livestock===
Mecheri is known for its Kurumbai sheep. To develop and encourage [[sheep farming]], the government of Tamil Nadu established the Mecheri Sheep Research Station<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tanuvas.tn.nic.in/msrs.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509131520/http://www.tanuvas.tn.nic.in/msrs.html |archive-date=9 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in 1978 in Mecheri's Pottaneri [[Panchayati raj (India)|panchayat]].
 
=={{anchor|Industries}}Mecheri handloom sarees==
Production of silk sarees
Mecheri Chamarajpet Devanga Community
pepole also big produces hand-loomed and power-loom silk and cotton [[Sari|sarees]].
[[File:Weaver mahesh.jpg|thumb]]
 
=={{anchor|Industries}}Industry==
SISCOL is now JSW Steel
Southern Iron and Steel Company, a joint venture with JSW Steel), built India's first integrated steel plant at a cost of {{INR}}2,235&nbsp; [[crore]] ({{INR}}22.35 million) in Pottaneri for the production of [[Thermomechanical processing|TMT]] corrosion-resistant bars and [[alloy steel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jsw.in/|title=JSW Group - Amongst India's largest conglomerates|website=www.jsw.in}}</ref>
 
=={{anchor|Educational Institutions}}Educational institutions==
===Colleges===
*The Kavery Educational Institutions,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kavery.org.in/|title=The Kavery Educational Institutions|website=kavery.org.in}}</ref> with engineering, education and polytechnic colleges, is in Kalipatti.
*The Sri Balamurugan Arts and Science College, affiliated with [[Periyar University]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbmcollege.com/|title=Sri Balamurugan Arts and Science College|website=www.sbmcollege.com}}</ref> was founded in 2004 to serve students from rural areas.
 
==={{anchor|Schools}}Other schools===
[[File:Arch mecheri.jpg|thumb|alt=Blue sign with white Tamil lettering|Mecheri Government School arch]]
* Government Boys and Girls Higher Secondary School, Mecheri
* Perun Thalaivar Kmarajar Government Higher Secondary School, Madhanaicken
* Sri Raghavendra Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mecheri
* Meenampark Matriculation School, Mecheri
* Panchayat Union Middle School, Parakkallur
* SSV Matriculation and [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] Schools, Kuttapatti
* SRV Matriculation and CBSE Schools, Pottaneri
* Vivekananda Matriculation, Mecheri
* Swamy Vivekananda Nursery School, Mecheri
* Sri Raghavendra Nursery and Primary School, Mecheri
 
== {{anchor|Banks|Transport Facilities}}Transport ==
===Road===
[[File:Mecheri Bus terminus.jpg|thumb|alt=Buses and cars on a busy street|Mecheri bus terminus]]
[[File:Bus mecheri.jpg|thumb|alt=See caption|Intercity bus]]
Mecheri is on State Highway 20, the Bhavani-Thoppur road. [[Thoppur]] is {{convert|20|km}} from Mecheri. [[Bhavani, Tamil Nadu|Bhavani]], {{convert|60|km}} away, connects to [[Erode]] and [[Coimbatore]] via [[National Highway 544 (India)|NH 544]]. Scheduled bus service is  available to Chennai, Bangalore, Erode, Coimbatore and Mysore from MSS<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mssbus.com/Index.asp|title=Mettur Super Service|website=www.mssbus.com}}</ref> and [[KPN Travels]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kpntravels.in/ou/frmuserhome.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-05-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511205109/http://www.kpntravels.in/ou/frmuserhome.aspx |archivedate=11 May 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 
===Rail===
Rail service is available {{convert|4|km}} from Mecheri at the [[Mecheri Road railway station]], part of the [[Salem railway division]]. Trains from [[Mettur]] travel through Mecheri Road to [[Salem Junction railway station|Salem]], which connect to the rest of India. The [[Chennai – Salem Express]] operates daily to [[Chennai Egmore railway station|Chennai Egmore]] from the [[Mettur Dam railway station]].
 
===Air===
[[Salem Airport (India)|Salem Airport]] ([[IATA]]: SXV; [[ICAO]]: VOSM) is in Kaamalapuram, near [[Omalur]], {{convert|20|km}} from Mecheri on the Salem-Bangalore Highway (NH-7). Although [[Kingfisher Airlines]] had service from [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]], it was terminated in 2012 due to the airline's financial problems.
 
=={{anchor|Rainfall}}Climate==
Mecheri receives little rainfall, and has moderately dry weather except during the monsoon season. The first two months of the year are generally pleasant, with summer beginning around March. The highest temperatures normally occur during May, which is dry. The climate becomes more temperate in June and July, during the pre-monsoon period, and August is overcast and still dry. The [[Monsoon#Northeast monsoon|northeast monsoon]] occurs from September to November, and the rains disappear by December.


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==Recreation==
== Demographics ==
[[Yercaud]] is a [[hill station]] about {{convert|55|km}} from Mecheri, in the [[Shevaroy Hills]] of the [[Eastern Ghats]]. At an altitude of {{convert|1515|m|ft|abbr=off}} above sea level, its highest point is the Servarayan temple, at {{convert|5,326|ft|m}}.
=== Population ===
The [[Kaveri|Cauvery River]] flows over a waterfall in Hoganakkal, about {{convert|50|km}} from Mecheri. [[Mettur Dam]] is a scenic location near the town.
In the [[2011 Census of India]], Mecheri had a population of 25,676. Males constituted 53 percent of the population, and females 47 percent; 12 percent of the population was under six years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2014 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Mecheri had a literacy rate of 59 percent, lower than the national literacy rate of 77 percent.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-08|title=International Literacy Day 2020: Kerala most literate state in India, check rank-wise list|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/international-literacy-day-2020-kerala-most-literate-state-in-india-check-rank-wise-list/story-IodNVGgy5hc7PjEXUBKnIO.html|access-date=2021-08-11|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
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[[File:MSRS1.jpg|right|thumb|alt=Low building with hedges in front|Mecheri Sheep Research Station at Pottaneri]]
[[File:Msrsgoat.jpg|right|thumb|alt=Herd of black goats|Goats at the MSRS]]
[[File:Msrssheep.jpg|thumb|alt=Tall, long-legged sheep|Sheep at the MSRS]]
==={{anchor|Livestock and Poultry|Market}}Livestock===
Mecheri is known for its Kurumbai sheep. To develop and encourage [[sheep farming]], the government of Tamil Nadu established the Mecheri Sheep Research Station in 1978 in Mecheri's Pottaneri [[Panchayati raj (India)|panchayat]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tanuvas.tn.nic.in/msrs.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509131520/http://www.tanuvas.tn.nic.in/msrs.html |archive-date=9 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[File:Weaver mahesh.jpg|thumb|Weaver using a handloom]]


[[File:Mecheri temple 1.jpg|thumb]]
== Culture ==
=={{anchor|Badhrakaliamman Temple Photos}}Gallery==
=== Tourist attractions ===
<gallery mode=packed heights=160px caption="Mecheri temple">
Mecheri is a holy site.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mecheribadrakaliamman.tinfo.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017221119/http://www.mecheribadrakaliamman.tinfo.in/ |archive-date=17 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=January 2022}} Rajagopuram is the temple's main entrance, and Mecheri has a number of other temples.
File:Mecheri temple photos (27).JPG|
== Transport ==
File:Mecheri temple photos (19).JPG|
[[File:Mecheri Bus terminus.jpg|thumb|alt=Buses and cars on a busy street|Mecheri bus terminus]]
File:Mecheri temple photos (25).JPG|
[[File:Bus mecheri.jpg|thumb|alt=See caption|Intercity bus]]
File:Mecheri temple photos (26).JPG|
Mecheri is on State Highway 20, the Bhavani-Thoppur road. [[Thoppur]] is {{convert|20|km}} from Mecheri. [[Bhavani, Tamil Nadu|Bhavani]], {{convert|60|km}} away, connects to [[Erode]] and [[Coimbatore]] via [[National Highway 544 (India)|NH 544]]. Scheduled bus service is available to Chennai, Bangalore, Erode, Coimbatore and Mysore from MSS<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mssbus.com/Index.asp|title=Mettur Super Service|website=www.mssbus.com}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=January 2022}} and [[KPN Travels]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kpntravels.in/ou/frmuserhome.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-05-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511205109/http://www.kpntravels.in/ou/frmuserhome.aspx |archivedate=11 May 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=January 2022}}[[File:Mecheri weavers.jpg|thumb]]
</gallery>


==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/give-taluk-status-to-mecheri/article6146695.ece ''The Hindu'' article on making Mecheri a taluk]
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[[Category:Localities in Salem, Tamil Nadu]]
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